Forced/precautionary landing involving a Cessna 182C, VH-BXW, Tully, Queensland, on 20 February 1993

At about 400 feet on climb after take-off the engine began to run roughly and lose power. The pilot was forced to attempt a landing in a cane field. During the landing one wing struck the cane and the aircraft nosed over coming to rest inverted.

Inspection of the aircraft found that the internal timing of the magneto was incorrect and that the magneto was also in a poor state of repair. In addition, the spark plugs were of different types and in varying condition. It was the opinion of the maintenance engineers who inspected the ignition system that the loss of power was a result of the overall condition of the system.